Hey buddies! ya se sabe lo valioso que es tiempo, por eso en todos los idiomas hay un sin fin de expresiones que hacen referencia a él. En el post de hoy te mostramos 20 expresiones con time para que no te quedes sin palabras ni sin tiempo!

1. Time flies – el tiempo vuela.
E.g. Time flies when you’re having fun.

2. Time goes by slowly-quickly – el tiempo pasa despacio/deprisa.
E.g. Time went by really quickly while we were on the island.

3. As time goes by – a medida que el tiempo pasa.
E.g. It is something that we will see as time goes by.

4. To lose track of time – perder la noción del tiempo.
E.g. I spent 3 hours searching for information, I was so focused I lost track of time.

5. To spend time – emplear tiempo, pasar tiempo.
E.g. He would like to spend more time with his family.

6. To waste time – malgastar tiempo.
E.g. Don’t waste more time arguing with them.

7. To make time – encontrar tiempo para dedicarle a algo/alguien.
E.g. You’ll need to make time to be with the people you love.

Ojo con la diferencia entre make time y do time!

8. To do time – pasar tiempo en prisión.
E.g. He’s doing time for armed robbery.

9. To kill time – matar el tiempo.
E.g. I had to kill time at the airport because my flight was delayed.

10. To have time to kill – tener tiempo de sobra.
E.g. I have some time to kill before next meeting; shall we go for a coffee?

11. To have the time of your life – pasarlo bien, en grande.
E.g. He’s having the time of his life at University. He loves it!

12. To have a whale of a time – pasarlo bien, en grande.
E.g. Children had a whale of a time at Disney world.

13. To have all the time in the world – tener todo el tiempo del mundo.
E.g. You don’t need to hurry. We’ve got all the time in the world.

14. To do something in the nick of time – hacer algo por los pelos, en el último minuto.
E.g. We just arrived in the nick of time, they were closing the doors.

15. To run out of time – quedarse sin tiempo.
E.g. They’ve run out of time on this project.

16. To be pressed for time – estar presionado por el tiempo, ir con el tiempo justo.
E.g. He was pressed for time because it was an urgent issue.

17. A race against time – carrera contrarreloj.
E.g. Last day to send the information is today; this is actually a race against time.

18. It’s a matter of time – es una cuestión de tiempo.
E.g. It’s only a matter of time before we catch the person who did it.

19. Only time will tell – solo el tiempo lo dirá.
E.g. Only time will tell if the treatment has been successful.

20. Time is up – el tiempo se ha acabado.
E.g. Time is up, you need to finish your exam now.

Time is up! acabamos con esta expresión el post de hoy de expresiones con time. Seguro que algunas ya las conocías y otras puede que sean nuevas, take your time-tómate tu tiempo para irte familiarizando con ellas y poder ponerlas en práctica.

Learning English in your spare time is really helping you, but what happens when you need to use it at work? We’ve been studying for ages and yet do not speak fluently. Time to speak more English if we want to speak better English.

Here are some easy ways to practice your English at work:

Try to use English at work every day: you can start slowly but steadily, do something in English as part of your work, send a mail, make a phone call, book an appointment, etc. Start with easy tasks and increase difficulty gradually. Have some of your colleagues help you when preparing and/or to check your message.

Interact on social networks in English, especially in professional ones, where you get to practice vocabulary related to your field. Interacting means to get actively involved, not just read and share, so follow specialised/professional blogs, news, media and write comments, participate in groups, report news, express your point of view, etc.

Do you have a foreign co-worker? Make friends with him/her. Take advantage and try to have casual conversations first, before moving into more professional ones.

Or just do it the other way around, some people feel more confident when they know the subject they are talking about. Do whatever feels right for you.

You don’t have a multicultural work environment where you get the chance to practice your English skills? Create one!! agree on a day/time and try to get your team involved in communicating in English for that time span. Or do a regular progress meeting in English, to get used to speaking it in a “safe” environment at the work place. Certainly, you don’t want to start on it with that very important meeting at the client, but you’ll be better prepared and more confident if you’ve already had some practice.

Probably some days you just won’t feel like it, or you’ll have too much workload to focus on English but keep it mind and create a habit. The most important thing is that it becomes a regular practice and not something that feels awkward.

Easy, peasy!